I read this article on The Ooze, a site I check often for its thought-provoking articles. This one talks about relationships and I think it has some extremely insightful things about how to handle our screw-ups with other people.
I’ve always believed that no healing can occur until we have faced our offenses and articulated them to the other person. I taught my kids to apologize that way — they have to state what they did in a complete sentence along with the apology. So often we just want to say, “I’m sorry,” and move on, dismissing the problem and the effect it has on them. Our guilt makes it difficult to listen, but if we value the relationship and the person, I think we have to swallow our pride, shame and defensiveness and hear them out. You can read the article here.
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